Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences

Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences (LUAWMS) is a public university in Uthal, district Lasbela, on the coastal belt of Balochistan about two hours from Karachi. Established in 2005, it is the province’s specialist university for agriculture, veterinary and animal sciences, marine sciences and water resource management, and it has since added engineering, computer science, management, education and languages. It is listed by the Higher Education Commission as a recognised degree-awarding institution (Source: https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/universities/Pages/recognised.aspx).

Quick Facts

City	Uthal, District Lasbela
Province	Balochistan
Established	2005
Sector	Public
HEC recognition	Recognised (HEC list of recognised universities)
Official website	https://luawms.edu.pk
Admissions portal	admissions.luawms.edu.pk

Faculties and Undergraduate Programs

The official admission requirements page lists seven faculties (Source: https://luawms.edu.pk/Admission/AdmissionRequirements). Undergraduate programs sit inside them as follows:

Faculty of Agriculture: BSc (Hons) Agriculture with departments of Agronomy, Horticulture, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Soil Science, Plant Breeding, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and animal-science programs across 15 departments including Poultry Science and Animal Nutrition
Faculty of Marine Sciences: BS Marine Sciences, Coastal and Environmental Sciences, Marine Geology
Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technology: BS Computer Science, BS Civil Engineering (regular and self-finance), Water Resource Management
Faculty of Management and Social Sciences: BBA, Economics, Sociology, Political Studies
Faculty of Education: B.Ed and teacher-education programs
Faculty of Languages and Literature: BS English Language and Linguistics, English Language Teaching

Admission Process

LUAWMS admits mainly in Fall, with the schedule announced in newspapers and on the website. Applications are submitted online at admissions.luawms.edu.pk or on the printed form. A non-refundable application processing fee of Rs. 3,000 is paid by bank draft, pay order or into the LUAWMS account (Source: https://luawms.edu.pk/Admission/AdmissionRequirements). Required documents include a CNIC or Form-B copy, attested SSC and HSSC certificates and marks sheets, six passport-size photographs, and a migration certificate or NOC on demand for boards other than BISE Quetta. Admission is on merit and district-wise quota; incomplete applications are not entertained.

Entry Test and Merit

The university conducts its own entry test. The official merit formula is Matriculation 20 percent, Intermediate 40 percent and entry test 40 percent (Source: https://luawms.edu.pk/Admission/AdmissionRequirements). Pattern, duration and dates are covered in the LUAWMS entry test guide.

Fee Structure

LUAWMS publishes a detailed fee table (Source: https://luawms.edu.pk/Admission/FeeStructure). For general BS programs the first-semester total is Rs. 22,350 without hostel (Rs. 29,350 with hostel), including a one-time admission fee of Rs. 2,000, tuition of Rs. 10,000 and security of Rs. 3,000; from the second semester the total is Rs. 16,000 (Rs. 21,000 with hostel). BS Civil Engineering (regular) is Rs. 50,300 at admission and Rs. 33,000 per subsequent semester, while the self-finance stream adds Rs. 125,000 per semester. DVM, Agriculture and BBA carry a one-time admission fee of Rs. 4,000. Hostel seats are subject to availability.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

The university maintains a Scholarships and Financial Assistance page covering HEC need-based and other schemes; see luawms.edu.pk/Scholarships and our scholarships archive. Seats are also distributed under a district quota published on the Seat Distribution page.

Campuses

Besides the main Uthal campus, LUAWMS has sub-campuses at Wadh (district Khuzdar) and Dera Murad Jamali (district Nasirabad) (Source: https://luawms.edu.pk/Admission/AdmissionRequirements). See our campus directory.

Why Students Choose LUAWMS

LUAWMS is the only university in Balochistan built around agriculture, veterinary and marine sciences, so students aiming for DVM, fisheries or coastal-science careers get field access to the Arabian Sea coast and Lasbela’s farms. Fees are low even by public-sector standards, and the district quota gives candidates from smaller districts a realistic chance of admission.